Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant Proposal: Evaluating Inka Administrative Intensity at Santa Rita B, an Administrative Center in the Chao Valley, Peru

博士论文改进拨款提案：评估秘鲁 Chao 河谷行政中心 Santa Rita B 的 Inka 行政强度

• 批准号: 0822079
• 负责人: R Alan Covey
• 金额: $ 1.5万
• 依托单位: Southern Methodist University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2008-06-01 至 2009-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0822079&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Doctoral; Dissertation; Improvement; Grant; Proposal

Under the direction of Dr. R. Alan Covey, Amanda Aland will investigate the Inka incorporation and administration of the Chao Valley on the north coast of Peru, focusing on the site of Santa Rita B. The Chao Valley, located in the heart of the Chimú state, was later conquered when the Inkas incorporated the coast into the empire reportedly around A.D.1470. The Inkas employed a variety of strategies for controlling the core and provincial areas of their vast empire, but very little is currently understood about Inka administration of the north coast of Peru. Santa Rita B is a strategically located mid-valley site bearing occupations spanning approximately 2500 years, including both Chimú and Inka. Research at the site, a possible Inka administrative center, will address the research question of whether the Inkas governed the valley through existing Chimú institutions or replaced them with their own.Ms. Aland's research will include systematic excavation and dating of the structures at Santa Rita B, as well as in-depth laboratory analyses to examine how the Inkas changed existing political and economic institutions and how such policies affected local people. Excavations will target administrative, economic, and domestic contexts. Investigations into administrative contexts at Santa Rita B will be critical in addressing how the Inkas governed the preceding Chimú at the site. Associated with economic and political aspects of governance, the excavation of the corrals should provide information on the origins of the camelids housed in the structures, and if and how the Inkas made use of herding and caravanning practices to benefit the state. Domestic contexts will provide insight into who occupied the area and how they were affected by the Inka state on a daily basis. In addition to excavations, AMS radiocarbon dates will aid in the establishment of a chronology of site and structure use, allowing for the Inka occupation represented at the site to be placed in space and time.The intellectual merit of this project lies in the contribution to the understanding of the variable Inka strategies for incorporation and control of the Peruvian north coast as a provincial area of the state. It will also address the larger issue of ancient empires, by contributing to the understanding of ancient imperial strategies of expansion, conquest, and administration of other territories a concept that can be applied to the field of anthropology. This project will have a broader impact by providing opportunities to the local community to learn from and participate in the research being conducted at Santa Rita B. The research will be a collaborative effort between Ms. Aland, students from the U.S, local Peruvian archaeologists, and workers, all of whom will receive training in both field and laboratory methods. It has the potential to greatly impact the members of the local community by involving them in the project and providing opportunities for education about the history of the north coast of Peru, better site management, and overall cultural heritage management.

在 R. Alan Covey 博士的指导下，Amanda Aland 将调查秘鲁北海岸 Chao 河谷的 Inka 合并和管理，重点关注 Santa Rita B 遗址。Chao 河谷位于秘鲁北部海岸的中心地带。据报道，印加人在公元 1470 年左右将海岸并入帝国后，奇穆州被征服，印加人采用了各种策略来控制其庞大帝国的核心和省级地区，但目前人们对此知之甚少。秘鲁北海岸的印加行政区 Santa Rita B 是一个地理位置优越的山谷中部遗址，这里的居住历史长达大约 2500 年，其中包括奇穆和印加，该遗址可能是印加行政中心，将解决以下问题。奥兰德女士的研究将包括对圣丽塔 B 的建筑进行挖掘和系统测年，以及深入的实验室分析研究印加人如何改变现有的政治和经济制度，以及这些政策如何影响当地人民的行政、经济和国内环境。与治理的经济和政治方面相关，畜栏的挖掘应提供有关建筑中骆驼科动物起源的信息，以及印加人是否以及如何利用畜牧和畜牧业。国内背景将有助于了解谁占领了该地区以及他们每天如何受到印加国家的影响。除了挖掘之外，AMS 放射性碳测年还将有助于建立遗址和年代。结构的使用，允许将现场所代表的印加占领置于空间和时间上。该项目的智力价值在于有助于理解印加将秘鲁北海岸纳入和控制为省级的可变战略的面积它还将通过促进对古代帝国扩张、征服和管理其他领土的战略的理解来解决古代帝国的更大问题，这一概念可以应用于人类学领域。通过为当地社区提供学习和参与圣丽塔 B 正在进行的研究的机会来产生更广泛的影响。这项研究将由奥兰女士、来自美国的学生、当地秘鲁考古学家和工人（所有来自秘鲁的考古学家）共同努力。他们将接受实地和实验室方法有可能通过项目对当地社区成员产生重大影响，并提供有关秘鲁北海岸历史的教育机会、更好的场地管理和整体文化遗产管理。